More than ever before, firms that provide legal aid need to find alternative revenue streams. In England and Wales, the effects of LASPO are still being felt. North of the border, the Law Society of Scotland are expressing concern about the proposed cuts to legal aid announced in December's 2016's Scottish budget. As such, law firms that provide legal aid services throughout the UK need to look at ways in which they can future proof.

Time stands still for no man, so the saying goes. This feels especially true for those of us involved in online marketing for the legal sector. While in my mind I’m still the same fresh faced Kurt Cobain wannabe as the kid in the baggy jumper, as I sit down to write this I suddenly feel rather old (because I am, my colleagues helpfully point out). Incredibly, websites, much like this photograph, have been around for 25 years (which is longer than some of our niche legal sector digital marketers!), while the first search engine was born in 1993 (Aliweb for those of you who are interested) and Google turns 18 this year. Remember a time before Google? Me neither!

Moore Legal Technology is delighted to announce the launch of a new website for CALM Scotland (Comprehensive Accredited Lawyer Mediators), designed and built with great assistance from CALM Scotland member Scott Docherty (follow Scott on Twitter via @TheCalmMediator).

At the end of a week that began with me forgetting Valentines Day (again), I found myself in a meeting with a prospective client talking about how, in order to win online, they needed to view their website in much the same way as they view any relationship that is important to them.

As many will already be aware, Google had a major update to its mobile search algorithm on Tuesday 21st April. The changes meant that websites that weren’t mobile optimised would see a dramatic dip in their rankings on Google. What's more - Google has hinted that the changes will dwarf those of two of its previous major updates Panda and Penguin.

Having been immersed in many web design projects for law firms both in the UK and internationally (having put 50+ new sites going live in the past 3 years), we have recently updated our legal website design guide page. Including a section ‘Strategic website design with great conversion rates - top 5 tips’, this explains among other things our philosophy to great law firm web design (i.e. Don’t make me think), with information on what you need from your new website to really succeed online and generate profitable business that will help your firm grow in a competitive marketplace. We hope you enjoy and hopefully you’ll pick up some useful tips when you consider redesigning your own website.

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You wouldn’t want a client walking into an outdated, shabby office. Nor would you want a potential client having great difficulty finding your office. When you apply this to the online world, it is exactly the same. You wouldn’t want someone visiting an outdated, shabby website. Nor would you want a website which didn’t rank well when a potential client was searching for your services online. Our legal marketing colleague Rebekah Lamb explains the importance of making the most of online business opportunities.

I founded Moore Legal Technology more than a decade ago. In that time, we have gone from strength to strength. I started MLT in 2003 because I spotted a growing chasm in the legal services industry – that between the partners, many of whom who had earned their stripes before the fax machine was invented, and the IT support department. The 'dot com' boom was over, and the technological tide was rising again. It was time for law firms to embrace the economic potential of the internet.

]]>Legal Website DesignTue, 10 Jun 2014 12:56:00 +0100Entrepreneurial business advisor launches new websitehttps://www.moorelegaltechnology.co.uk/blog/entrepreneurial-business-advisor-launches-new-website.html
https://www.moorelegaltechnology.co.uk/blog/entrepreneurial-business-advisor-launches-new-website.htmlCongratulations to our client, friend and mentor Stephen Gold on the launch of his new website this week. Having founded and built Golds Solicitors into an organisation which gained a reputation as one of the UK’s most innovative law firms, employing almost 450 people, before merging with Irwin Mitchell in 2007, Stephen is now retained as a non-exec, trusted adviser and personal mentor to well-known law firms and their senior people.]]>Legal Website DesignThu, 12 Sep 2013 08:37:00 +0100Award-Winning London Law Firm Lewis Nedas Law Launches New Responsive Websitehttps://www.moorelegaltechnology.co.uk/blog/award-winning-london-law-firm-lewis-nedas-law-launches-new-responsive-website.html
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Congratulations to our client, award-winning London based law firm Lewis Nedas Law, on the launch of their new website today.

Congratulations to our client Family Law Matters Scotland on the launch of their new business and associated website. Family Law Matters Scotland is a firm of specialist family law solicitors. Based in Glasgow, their award winning lawyers provide advice and information across a broad range of family law matters in Scotland.

]]>Legal Website DesignWed, 10 Jul 2013 10:40:17 +0100We need help! Excellent Website Designer requiredhttps://www.moorelegaltechnology.co.uk/blog/we-need-help-excellent-website-designer-required.html
https://www.moorelegaltechnology.co.uk/blog/we-need-help-excellent-website-designer-required.htmlWe have a position available for a website developer to work with our growing legal technology practice in the UK. The successful candidate should have experience in and be able to demonstrate expertise in designing and developing Joomla! based websites. Passion is critical, as are strong communication & organisational skills.The position is temporary, with potential to become permanent. If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your CV to Gavin Ward at gavin [AT] moorelegaltechnology [DOT] co [DOT] uk no later than Friday 11th November 2011.]]>Legal Website DesignMon, 31 Oct 2011 19:38:06 +0000How to create the perfect landing pagehttps://www.moorelegaltechnology.co.uk/blog/how-to-create-the-perfect-landing-page.html
https://www.moorelegaltechnology.co.uk/blog/how-to-create-the-perfect-landing-page.htmlHubspot has published an article recently about the "9 must-haves for the Perfect Landing Page".]]>Legal Website DesignTue, 18 Oct 2011 10:04:31 +0100